by Matilda Cruz | Mar 28, 2023 | History
On March 28, 1935, Triumph of the Will, one of the most infamous propaganda films in history, was released in Nazi Germany. Directed by Leni Riefenstahl, the film documented the 1934 Nuremberg rallies, portraying Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in a glorified light....
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 27, 2023 | History
On March 27, 1977, a heart-wrenching aviation tragedy unfolded at Los Rodeos Airport, now known as Tenerife North Airport, in Spain’s Canary Islands. A collision between two Boeing 747 aircraft on the runway led to the devastating loss of 583 lives, marking it...
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 26, 2023 | History
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Caracas, Venezuela, on March 26, 1812, leaving 90% of the city in ruins and killing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people. This horrific event, which occurred on Maundy Thursday, was one of the deadliest earthquakes in South American...
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 25, 2023 | History
On March 25, 1898, William Sydney Porter—better known as O. Henry—was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling $854 from a bank in Austin, Texas. Reports suggest he may have taken the money to pay for his wife’s medical bills. Rather than face immediate...
by Matilda Cruz | Mar 24, 2023 | History
Imagine a time when a tuberculosis diagnosis was akin to a death sentence. This grim reality was forever altered on March 24, 1882, when German scientist Robert Koch made a groundbreaking discovery. He identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the cause of...
